Man accused of five rapes in four years stands trial

A 21-year-old man has gone on trial charged with five rapes.

Liamsimpsonhaslodged special defences claiming that his three alleged victims consented to sex.

He denies all the sexual offences as well as a charge of repeatedly assaulting one of the women.

The offences are said to have happened between 4 September, 2010 and 24 December, 2014.

A jury at the High Court in Livingston heard that one of the allegations involving a 14-year-old girl dated back to 2010 when the accused was 15.

The trial continues.

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